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Teaching
Third-Mission
Research
Teaching
Third-Mission
Commercialization
Research
£33.2 Bn
£39.9 Bn2.8%
£10.7 Bn757k jobs
4% Researchers
16%Highly Cited
Articles
Source: Universities UK: Higher Education in Numbers
A Sector Under Pressure
Int. Student Mobility
Public Finances
ICTLifelong learning
Regulatory changes –
Private Providers
Price competition
Competition Privatisation Marketization
(HEPI, 2017).
Innovation & Performance benefits
All Firms Small Medium Large
New to the Market Innovation
University Collaboration (0/1) 0.247*** (0.033)
0.221***(0.046)
0.213 ***(0.032)
0.212*** (0.083)
Sales of new-to-the-marketinnovations
University Collaboration (0/1) 4.085* (1.788)
1.378 (3.013)
15.860*** (1.960)
12.392*** (2.009)
Source: Hewitt-Dundas, N, Gkypali, A., Roper, S. 2017 Does learning from prior collaboration help firms to overcome the ‘two-worlds’ paradox in university-business collaboration? ERC Research Paper No.55
Do firms benefit from University engagement?
Point 1: Strong Innovation Benefits, but Commercialisation pipeline for Small firms needs fixed
What is the level of University engagement?
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100.0
Universities Customers Suppliers ConsultanciesCompetitors
20.0
48.843.9
24.019.4
Source: UK Innovation Survey
% Innovators
Uneven Geography of Engagement
Actual 75th
PercentileGap
Res. Contracts No.
1,936 2,357 421
Res. Contracts £m
£31.5m £36.8m £5.3m
CPD & CE£m
£225m £285.6 £60.5m
IP Income (non-software) £m
£5.1m £6m £0.9m
IP Income (software) £m
£52m £73m £21m
Source: HEFCE 2016 University-SME engagement: the geography of connectivity across England and the effects on Innovation
Point 2: U-B Engagement Levels are sub-optimum
Supply-side ConsiderationsUK Universities: High Research Intensive (HRI) and Low Research Intensive (LRI)• Strategy: HRI – KT for development and exploitation of IP and
maximizing the return on research; LRI – Human Capital Dev.
• Activity: LRI generate only a fraction of all KT measures (Collaborative research, Contract research, consultancy, patents, licenses, spinouts)
• Geography: HRI perform a smaller proportion of KT in the region, yet, absolute value still remains significantly higher than for LRIs.
Source: Hewitt-Dundas, N 2012. Research Intensity and Knowledge Transfer Activity in UK Universities. Research Policy 41(2) 262-275
Point 3: Heterogeneity in KE Capability Across HE Sector
Demand-side Considerations
• Accessing international Universities has limited benefit –Investment in UK HE is required
• Overall, firms are more likely to engage with National Universities rather than Local ones: Finding the Right Partner!
• Small firms are 12% more likely to engage with local firms• Effects of National Collaboration is larger than local for all firms
UKIS2004-2012
Alln=23,616
10-49n=10,910
50-250n=6,629
250+n=6,053
Regional University 0.062*** 0.071*** 0.068*** 0.038
National University 0.084*** 0.103*** 0.082*** 0.066***
International University 0.011 -0.063* 0.082* 0.039
Point 4: Firms may need support to find the ‘right’ University
Source: Hewitt-Dundas, N, Gkypali, A, Roper, S. 2017 Accessibility, utility and learning effects in university-business collaboration, ERC Research Paper No. 57
University Spinouts: ‘Rhetoric of Aspiration’
Annual growth in Spinout formation 15%
Challenges:Approximately one-third not generating revenueTechnology is narrow with growth constrained25% have founders with no commercial experienceUnder-representation of Female-led spinouts
Only 25% fully committed to spinoutAvg. Main founder commits 20% of time2nd Founder commits 10% of time
Only one-third using incubators / science parks BUT does this matter?Innovation to Commercialisation of University Research (ICURe)
Point 5: Spinout activity can and will increase, but it requires targeted support
A final word
“There are no free rides when it comes to engagement. Companies typically have skin in the game”
Member Programme
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The Era of Open Science is over with significant implications for Who will generate knowledge for innovation and Who will have access to this in the future
